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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The process of managing procurement relationships - monitoring contract performance - and making changes and corrections as needed
project management office (PMO)
technique
Delphi technique (Technique)
administer procurements (Process)
2. Any item - internal or external - that is required by a process before that process proceeds
planning package
assumptions analysis (Technique)
buffer
input (Process) input
3. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team
inspection (Technique)
budget at completion (BAC)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
threshold
4. Fixed date imposed on a schedule activity or schedule milestone. usually - start no earlier than - finish no later than
imposed date
identify risks (Process)
work authorization system (Tool)
requirement
5. Subdivision of a phase
sub phase
variance analysis (Technique)
parametric estimating (Technique)
finish date
6. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
project scope
subproject
change control board (CCB)
trend analysis (Technique)
7. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.
s-curve
risk avoidance (Technique)
scheduled start date (SS)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
8. Summary level project schedule that identifies the major deliverables and work breakdown structure components and key schedule milestones
risk register (Output/Input)
constraint (Input)
master schedule (Tool)
inspection (Technique)
9. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
Delphi technique (Technique)
risk tolerance
trend analysis (Technique)
resource breakdown structure
10. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.
technique
develop project management plan (Process)
earned value (EV)
projectized organization
11. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved
lag (Technique)
methodology
approved change request (Output/Input)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
12. Logical relationship where initiation of work of the successor activity depends on the completion of work of the predecessor activity
finish to start (FS)
estimate activity resources (Process)
work performance information
float
13. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
project management system (Tool)
flowcharting (Technique)
14. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan
contract (Output/Input)
imposed date
perform integrated change control (Process)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
15. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects
historical information
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
16. Processes involved in estimating - budgeting - and controlling costs so that the project can be completed within the approved budget
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
Gantt chart (Tool)
activity attributes (Output/Input)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
17. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
template
analogous estimating (Technique)
actual cost of work performed
acquire project team (Process)
18. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced
distribute information (Process)
risk avoidance (Technique)
flowcharting (Technique)
defect
19. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
project initiation
matrix organization
technique
estimate activity resources (Process)
20. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
produce scope
baseline
free float
work authorization system (Tool)
21. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan
residual risk
defect repair
monitor and control project work (Process)
variance
22. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity
estimate activity resources (Process)
assumptions
work authorization system (Tool)
risk avoidance (Technique)
23. Common way to determine whether a risk is considered low - moderate - or high by combining the two dimensions of a risk: its probability of occurrence and its impact on objectives if it occurs
milestone
plan risk response (Process)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
finish date
24. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it
contract (Output/Input)
path divergence
decision tree analysis (Technique)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
25. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy
buffer
risk acceptance (Technique)
reserve analysis (Technique)
acceptance criteria
26. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
project management team
monitor and control project work (Process)
verify scope (Process)
analogous estimating (Technique)
27. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
initiating processes (Process Group)
budget
project scope
schedule performance index (SPI)
28. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
change control system (Tool)
monitor
scope change
29. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
stakeholder
tool
sequence activities (Process)
hammock activity
30. A subsystem of the overall project management system. it is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a p
acceptance criteria
rolling wave planning (Technique)
co-location (Technique)
configuration management system (Tool)
31. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
initiating processes (Process Group)
planning package
actual cost (AC)
application area
32. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion
budget
activity attributes (Output/Input)
Monte Carlo analysis
grade
33. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
log
defect repair
product
stakeholder
34. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope
project management team
schedule compression
risk category
schedule baseline
35. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
plan risk response (Process)
earned value (EV)
verification
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
36. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management
initiating processes (Process Group)
variance
resource breakdown structure
executing processes (Process Group)
37. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
define scope (Process)
specification limits
38. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
produce scope
inspection (Technique)
start to finish (SF)
tool
39. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result
resource
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
produce scope
authority
40. An estimating technique that uses a statistical relationship between historical data and other variables (sq. foot in construction - lines of code in software development) to calculate an estimate for activity parameters such as scope - cost - budget
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
budget
requested change(Output/Input)
parametric estimating (Technique)
41. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities
percent complete
forward pass
BCWS
milestone schedule (Tool)
42. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information
report performance (Process)
project initiation
execute
activity duration
43. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project
risk tolerance
Delphi technique (Technique)
estimate activity durations (Process)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
44. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
threat
estimate activity durations (Process)
work breakdown structure dictionary
execute
45. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
reserve analysis (Technique)
start to finish (SF)
practice
material
46. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds
resource
actual cost (AC)
estimate costs (Process)
calendar unit
47. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics
planning package
identify risks (Process)
change requests
preventative action
48. Performing the work defined in the project management plan to achieve the project's objectives
specification limits
change control system (Tool)
direct and manage project execution (Process)
activity
49. Hierarchically organized depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate the work packages to the performing organizational units
request for information (RFI)
organizational breakdown structure (OBS) (Tool)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
close procurements (Process)
50. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval
objective
closing processes (Process Group)
opportunity
scope creep